R-pod Owners Forum : Picking up our 178 later this week! http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : Picking up our 178 later this week! Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 23:10:46 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:19:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5108 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Picking up our 178 later this week! : Originally posted by kymoosesIf... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50344#50344 Author: techntrek
Subject: 5108
Posted: 19 Aug 2014 at 12:19pm

Originally posted by kymooses

If by chance you mean a ton of raised putty looking caulk all around it then that is normal. 
 
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]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:19:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50344#50344 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Originally posted by NormanHillI'd... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50324#50324 Author: kymooses
Subject: 5108
Posted: 19 Aug 2014 at 8:58am

Originally posted by NormanHill

I'd appreciate it if one of the new owners would take a picture of the roof, and antenna in particular. I'm curious if the method of caulking on my new 178 is typical or if I have something that should be reworked.

Thanks!

If by chance you mean a ton of raised putty looking caulk all around it then that is normal.  Otherwise if you can explain what yours is, perhaps we can help better.
]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:58:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50324#50324 Picking up our 178 later this week! : It would be more meaningful if... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50322#50322 Author: Sleepless
Subject: 5108
Posted: 19 Aug 2014 at 8:30am

It would be more meaningful if you were to post a picture or 2 of your roof.  What do you question about the caulking on your pod?

]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:30:31 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50322#50322 Picking up our 178 later this week! : I'd appreciate it if one... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50314#50314 Author: NormanHill
Subject: 5108
Posted: 18 Aug 2014 at 11:53pm

I'd appreciate it if one of the new owners would take a picture of the roof, and antenna in particular. I'm curious if the method of caulking on my new 178 is typical or if I have something that should be reworked.

Thanks!
]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:53:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50314#50314 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Congrats!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50198#50198 Author: Leo B
Subject: 5108
Posted: 17 Aug 2014 at 12:38pm

Congrats!!]]> Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:38:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50198#50198 Picking up our 178 later this week! : The R Dome went up pretty easy... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50195#50195 Author: psikes
Subject: 5108
Posted: 17 Aug 2014 at 10:50am

The R Dome went up pretty easy for us. Less than 30 minutes start to finish and that was with pictures of the process along the way. I like it!


]]> Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:50:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50195#50195 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Psikes, have fun with the R Dome... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50120#50120 Author: Escape Pod
Subject: 5108
Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 7:49am

Psikes, have fun with the R Dome the first time out of the box. We set ours up first time at the campsite and it took us awhile to get it all right. Main problem was that the bead on the pod side would pull out of the channel for maybe 12 to 15 inches. We found that if we tightened the rafter poles too tightly, it would pull out. I heard they opened up the channel a bit more to facilitate sliding the bead in but maybe it's too loose now? We had to loosen the rafter tension on the tent to solve it. Anyone else experiencing this? Jim]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:49:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50120#50120 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Fred, our 2014 178 has the fan... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50118#50118 Author: Escape Pod
Subject: 5108
Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 7:41am

Fred, our 2014 178 has the fan and antenna on the curb side. The fan is above the bath and so it's interesting if it is street side on the HR. You are very observant. Jim]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:41:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50118#50118 Picking up our 178 later this week! : We are having a ball getting things... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50117#50117 Author: psikes
Subject: 5108
Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 12:30am

We are having a ball getting things ready to go for our first outing next week. We hope to have the time beforehand to try our hands at putting the R Dome up. So far, everything is working great. The only mod so far was to cut the dinette plywood under the cushion to make it much easier to access the storage there. Many more mods to come as I also enjoy wood working.

]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:30:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50117#50117 Picking up our 178 later this week! : This has probably been asked and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50113#50113 Author: fwunder
Subject: 5108
Posted: 14 Aug 2014 at 10:19pm

This has probably been asked and answered before, but do all the new 178s have a fantastic fan cover and antenna on street side now or is that just a HR edition? Just curious.

And congrats to Phil, Jim and Diane. Crazy fun, isn't it?

fred
]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:19:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50113#50113 Picking up our 178 later this week! : That is great! We picked up our... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50111#50111 Author: Escape Pod
Subject: 5108
Posted: 14 Aug 2014 at 9:32pm

That is great! We picked up our new 178 last Monday and just spent our first 2 days and nights in it first of this week. We love it so far and are heading out tomorrow to Charlottesville KOA for a few. No extended warranty here.. Only problem we discovered so far was that the dealer had the bypass valve open on the hot water heater. We fixed that at the campsite. We hope you guys will enjoy it as much as we have begun to.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:32:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50111#50111 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Cool welcome aboard! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50101#50101 Author: Marx
Subject: 5108
Posted: 14 Aug 2014 at 8:39pm

Cool welcome aboard!]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:39:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=50101#50101 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Congrats! We just recently purchased... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49934#49934 Author: Kate & Dave
Subject: 5108
Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 11:47pm

Congrats! We just recently purchased our new 178 and love it! I did purchase the extended warranty but just wanted a piece of mind with everything. We "upgraded" from a popup and really do not have any experience with trailers. ]]> Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:47:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49934#49934 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Updated the original post with... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49814#49814 Author: psikes
Subject: 5108
Posted: 07 Aug 2014 at 10:29pm

Updated the original post with a picture in the Pods temporary parking spot (until we take it out that is). We will spend a week or so packing and seeing what we need for storage and then out for a shakedown cruise. Very happy campers for sure!]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2014 22:29:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49814#49814 Picking up our 178 later this week! : We went over and made the final... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49689#49689 Author: psikes
Subject: 5108
Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 6:08pm

We went over and made the final arrangements (sounds a little gruesome doesn't it) to buy our 178 and do another look over to make sure it was what we wanted. Picked a few nits and finalized the add ons. Doing the paper work we were pushed 3 times to buy the extended warranty and I refused to buy it. They are still offering it to us up until the time we pick it up on Thursday. Almost $2000 for a four year add on warranty just seemed to be too much. After we got home I looked up the company"Warrantech" and was not too impressed with the BBB rating. Has anyone purchased an extended warranty they were pleased with. Four years with our previous trailer and no issues other than the microwave dying. Appreciate any input.

Phil
]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:08:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49689#49689 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Sounds great!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49653#49653 Author: Leo B
Subject: 5108
Posted: 04 Aug 2014 at 9:30pm

Sounds great!!]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:30:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49653#49653 Picking up our 178 later this week! : We had some great travels, the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49633#49633 Author: psikes
Subject: 5108
Posted: 04 Aug 2014 at 4:52pm

We had some great travels, the last one took us from here on Whidbey Island all the way to New Orleans and then back home. It was quite a trip and just a bit over 10,000 miles. Custer SD was one of our favorite stops on this trip. We have done just about every state in the Tahoe except the eastern seaboard. We are looking forward to shorter trips now so we can see more of our local area.

Phil
]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:52:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49633#49633 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Congrats. Three month trips,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49630#49630 Author: techntrek
Subject: 5108
Posted: 04 Aug 2014 at 4:33pm

Congrats.  Three month trips, you really get around!]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:33:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49630#49630 Picking up our 178 later this week! : Well, we are ready to pull... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5108&PID=49624#49624 Author: psikes
Subject: 5108
Posted: 04 Aug 2014 at 2:27pm

Well, we are ready to pull the trigger on a new 178 and are totally happy with our decision. We are stepping down from a 23 foot Thor that we have pulled many happy miles (well over 30,000) but we are finished with our three month trips and wanted something smaller and lighter so we could go down to a one car family. The Thor is sold and the truck is next. We should pull it home either Thursday or Friday this week so we can begin figuring out where to put everything. Pictures and travel adventures to be posted soon.

Phil on Whidbey Island, Wa

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